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Brazilian CB might need to stop shaving

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 28 FEB 2013
Phew! We got passed that air pocket so easily, didn't we now? Equities are once again flying high. Never mind the still inconclusive Italian elections because judging from last night's Italian bond auction, financial markets aren't really that scared. ...

Certitude wins three new mandates

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 FEB 2013
Certitude Global Investments has won three new mandates worth $120 million for its international funds, it was announced today. These include $60 million into the Columbia Credit fund, $45 million into the Lighthouse Partners Global Long/Short fund ...

William Blair ramps up bid to win super fund mandates

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 FEB 2013
Chicago-based investment manager William Blair has stepped up its bid to penetrate the Australian superannuation fund market by bringing senior investment and distribution executives to Sydney to present to asset consultants and ratings houses. Head ...

Frontier markets poised for strong 2013

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 1 FEB 2013
Frontier markets have begun 2013 strongly and will outperform their emerging markets counterparts over the next 12 months, according to HSBC Global Research. The MSCI Frontier markets index - which includes economies such as Nigeria, Qatar and Vietnam ...

Open wide, come inside

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 31 JAN 2013
The Indian economy might have had a bad year in 2012 but its stock market continues to soar, outperforming its BRIC counterparts. The Indian economy's growth rate has come down from the double-digit pace recorded in 2010 to a mere 3.2% in the year to ...

RIAA appoints new chief executive

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 22 JAN 2013
The Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) has appointed Simon O'Connor as its new chief executive, it was announced today. Louise O'Halloran stepped down from the role at the end of 2012 after more than a decade with the company. O'Connor ...

Colonial First State wins $500m in Russell mandates

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JAN 2013
Colonial First State Global Asset Management has been handed $500 million worth of mandates across Australia, the US and Canada after Russell Investments included it on its Global Listed Infrastructure multi-manger platform. Colonial First State Americas ...

Diamond in the region

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 30 NOV 2012
No flip flop today but with Europe silence (for now), Wall Street continued cliff-watching the latest development on the cliff-hanger that is the fiscal cliff. Investors even ignored the large upgrade in US third quarter GDP. Perhaps because it was ...

Certitude to access Threadneedle global income fund

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 19 NOV 2012
Certitude Global Investments has launched a new equity offering to the Australian market which derives its returns from a portfolio of dividend paying companies worldwide. The new Australian registered scheme will be called the Threadneedle Global Equity ...

BTIM launches emerging market strategy

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 NOV 2012
BT Investment Management has launched a new emerging market fund to be made available to Australian investors. The BT Global Emerging Markets Opportunities fund comes from London-based boutique investment house JO Hambro Capital Management, which BTIM ...